Transcendentalism is. . . 1. a literary movement 2. philosophic conception 3. epistemology (a way of knowing) 4. all of the above
Transcendentalism What is Transcendentalism? It was a movement in American literature that focused on transcending, or rising above and going beyond, the normal ways of thought. Transcendentalism believed that humans could elevate themselves beyond their basic animal instincts, attain a higher consciousness, and take part in the spirit of the divine (God).
What did Transcendentalists focus on?
A deep appreciation for nature
Emotion over reason and logic
Belief in the self and the potential of the individual
creativity and imagination
A universal spirit; a spark of divinity in every individual
Who were the Transcendentalists? Henry David Thoreau (Walden, Civil Disobedience) Ralph Waldo Emerson ("Nature", "Self-Reliance")
Other Transcendentalists: Amos Bronson Alcott William Ellery Channing Margaret Fuller
Walden Worksheet(DOC 33 KB) a worksheet covering Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Transcendentalism Summary(DOC 70 KB) A summary covering the major ideas and topics Chart(PDF 97 KB) this chart helps you follow the major ideas of the movement
TranscendentalismThis video describes and summarizes Transcendentalism in way that is easy to understand
Characteristics of Transcendentalism 1. Believed in living closer to nature (Thoreau) 2. Believed in the dignity of manual labor (Thoreau) 3. Saw the need for intellectual companions and interests (Brook Farm, Margaret Fuller, The Dial) 4. Emphasized the need for spiritual living 5. Considered man's relationship to God a personal matter established directly by the individual himself 6. Posited the essential divinity of man (versus Calvinism's tenet of innate depravity) 7. Urged one great brotherhood (the Oversoul, the unity of all things) 8. Proposed self-trust and self-reliance 9. Believed in democracy and individualism 10. Encouraged reform (to awaken and regenerate the spirit) 11. Insisted on a complete break with tradition and custom 12. Know through intuition
Transcendentalism is a religious and philosophical movement that was developed during the late 1820s and '30s in the Eastern region of the United States as a protest against the general state of spirituality and, in particular, the state of intellectualism at Harvard University and the doctrine of the Unitarian ... What is Transcendentalism?
It was a movement in American literature that focused on transcending, or rising above and going beyond, the normal ways of thought. Transcendentalism believed that humans could elevate themselves beyond their basic animal instincts, attain a higher consciousness, and take part in the spirit of the divine (God).
What did Transcendentalists focus on?
A deep appreciation for nature
Emotion over reason and logic
Belief in the self and the potential of the individual
creativity and imagination
A universal spirit; a spark of divinity in every individual
Who were the Transcendentalists?
Henry David Thoreau (Walden, Civil Disobedience)
Ralph Waldo Emerson ("Nature", "Self-Reliance")
Transcendentalism is. . .
1. a literary movement
2. philosophic conception
3. epistemology (a way of knowing)
4. all of the above
Transcendentalism
What is Transcendentalism?
It was a movement in American literature that focused on transcending, or rising above and going beyond, the normal ways of thought. Transcendentalism believed that humans could elevate themselves beyond their basic animal instincts, attain a higher consciousness, and take part in the spirit of the divine (God).
What did Transcendentalists focus on?
- A deep appreciation for nature
- Emotion over reason and logic
- Belief in the self and the potential of the individual
- creativity and imagination
- A universal spirit; a spark of divinity in every individual
Who were the Transcendentalists?Henry David Thoreau (Walden, Civil Disobedience)
Ralph Waldo Emerson ("Nature", "Self-Reliance")
Other Transcendentalists:
Amos Bronson Alcott
William Ellery Channing
Margaret Fuller
Concord Hymn (DOC 27 KB)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Summary and Analysis of "Nature" (DOC 26 KB)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Walden Worksheet (DOC 33 KB)
a worksheet covering Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Transcendentalism Summary (DOC 70 KB)
A summary covering the major ideas and topics Chart (PDF 97 KB)
this chart helps you follow the major ideas of the movement
TranscendentalismThis video describes and summarizes Transcendentalism in way that is easy to understand
Characteristics of Transcendentalism
1. Believed in living closer to nature (Thoreau)
2. Believed in the dignity of manual labor (Thoreau)
3. Saw the need for intellectual companions and interests (Brook Farm, Margaret Fuller, The Dial)
4. Emphasized the need for spiritual living
5. Considered man's relationship to God a personal matter established directly by the individual himself
6. Posited the essential divinity of man (versus Calvinism's tenet of innate depravity)
7. Urged one great brotherhood (the Oversoul, the unity of all things)
8. Proposed self-trust and self-reliance
9. Believed in democracy and individualism
10. Encouraged reform (to awaken and regenerate the spirit)
11. Insisted on a complete break with tradition and custom
12. Know through intuition
Transcendentalism is a religious and philosophical movement that was developed during the late 1820s and '30s in the Eastern region of the United States as a protest against the general state of spirituality and, in particular, the state of intellectualism at Harvard University and the doctrine of the Unitarian ...
What is Transcendentalism?
It was a movement in American literature that focused on transcending, or rising above and going beyond, the normal ways of thought. Transcendentalism believed that humans could elevate themselves beyond their basic animal instincts, attain a higher consciousness, and take part in the spirit of the divine (God).
What did Transcendentalists focus on?
- A deep appreciation for nature
- Emotion over reason and logic
- Belief in the self and the potential of the individual
- creativity and imagination
- A universal spirit; a spark of divinity in every individual
Who were the Transcendentalists?Henry David Thoreau (Walden, Civil Disobedience)
Ralph Waldo Emerson ("Nature", "Self-Reliance")
Other Transcendentalists:
Amos Bronson Alcott
William Ellery Channing
Margaret Fuller
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